I've been rereading some of my recent posts this morning, which I often do to get into the zone on Sunday mornings before I write something new.
My last few blog posts have been pretty serious and deep.
I tend to be a deep thinker, and most days I feel like that's a great personality trait.
It gives me insights into life and allows me to see situations from multiple angles, which can prevent me from making assumptions about people's motivations.
But it can also make me seem very serious. Both in person and in my writing.
Yes, I'm driven and logical and organized.
Yes, I'm ambitious and focused and motivated to succeed in life.
But, I'm also fun-loving and silly. I'm sassy when the situation calls for it, I can dance with the best of them (not very well but I do), and I've been known to get up and sing a mean country song or two at the local dive bar on karaoke night.
I tend to write about serious topics because my blog is a sort of therapy for me. I want to share the things that I learn from my life experiences and make people think.
But I also want my audience to know that even though there is often deep meaning behind the everyday experiences we have, there's also a lot of fun and silliness in them.
I think we tend to forget about that as we reach adulthood. But we need to be able to laugh at ourselves and the many things in life that happen that are actually pretty hilarious if you let them be.
Here's a funny story for you:
I was at my niece's daughter's birthday party yesterday (she turned one, so precious!) and I felt an odd lump in my pant leg under my jeans. I knew it wasn't part of my leg but it sure didn't belong there.
So, I went off to investigate.
It turned out I had a pair of underwear stuck inside the leg of my pants from the laundry.
Show of hands if this has ever happened to you...
It made me think about the million funny little things that happen every day to us and everyone around us. The tiny imperfections that others don't even notice unless you point it out to them.
It made me laugh out loud, standing there in my niece's bathroom in the middle of a birthday party.
It was truly a reminder to not take my life so seriously.
I went back out to join the family with a smile on my face.
I watched my great-niece enjoy her party, soaking in all of the people, the gifts, and the cake (well...mostly the frosting). She's so incredibly precious and has her whole life ahead of her.
And I wished for just a few moments that I could go back in time and be a kid again.
Life should be a balance between work and play, seriousness and silliness. We were put here on this earth not just to make a living and run a household, but also to smile, to laugh and to love each other.
So the next time I get too serious, feel free to call me out on it.
Or better yet, read between the lines and see the smile on my face.